1722 - 1810
Benjamin Chew American Attorney
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Details
| Birthday |
19th November, 1722
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| Birthplace |
Anne Arundel County, Maryland United States
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| Died |
20th January, 1810
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| Place of Death |
Cliveden, Germantown, Pennsylvania
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Lawyer, Judge, Chief Justice, High Court President
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| Occupation |
Attorney
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Benjamin Chew (November 19, 1722 – January 20, 1810) was a fifth-generation American, a Quaker-born legal scholar, a prominent and successful Philadelphia lawyer, head of the Pennsylvania Judiciary System under both Colony and Commonwealth, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania. Chew was well known for his precision and brevity in making legal arguments as well as his excellent memory, judgment, and knowledge of statutory law. His primary allegiance was to the supremacy of law and constitution.
